Sri Lanka, April 6 -- Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has proposed to exhibit sacred relics of the Lord Buddha that were discovered in the 1960s in Gujarat.

Indian Prime Modi along with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid homage to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura this morning (6) and received blessings.

Following his visit to the sacred site, Prime Minister Modi proceeded to the Udamaluwa, where he had an audience with the Chief Incumbent and Chief Sanghanayake of Nuwarakalaviya, Most Venerable Dr. Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thera, for a cordial discussion.

During the meeting, the Indian Prime Minister had shared that relics of the Lord Buddha were discovered during excavations conducted in his home state of ...